Mom's birthday

I've had a birthday, shout, "Hooray!"......

Or something like that.

I did have a birthday a few weeks ago. Kids make birthdays a lot of fun. All day long, Megan kept coming up to me and saying things like, "Happy birthday mommy!" and "It's your birthday." She was so excited for me! And that's contagious. I even asked her if she'd keep saying it after my birthday, but alas, she said no. Sarah and Matthew were extra nice to me as well.

My parents were here the morning of my birthday, which was nice. The night before, my mom made us a yummy dinner of turkey fajitas and then for my birthday breakfast, she made waffles. U spoiled me by making chicken sundaes and a yummy blueberry lemon crisp for dinner. Yum!

With the beautiful picture U framed for me and my birthday balloons. Why is it that balloons make everything seem happier?

Opening a book of Christmas stories with my eager helpers looking on.

Here's a nice note Sarah wrote for me for my birthday.

Birthday loves!

Yummy crisp!

A basket of citrus fruit that my amazing visiting teacher brought over. So delicious!

Group shots

A couple of group shots with Grandma and Grandpa. We sure are glad they came to visit! Come back soon!

Fun with Grandma and Grandpa

Here are a few more pictures from Grandma and Grandpa's visit. The kids sure like having them here!

Attack!!!

Ghost Megan is coming!

Grandpa, all tuckered out....

Sarah accompanied Grandpa on some of his runs.

Matthew enjoying his nice new blanket.

Megan showing off her piano skills.

Matthew liked the waffles Grandma made.

Who is that???

Megan and Matthew loved playing with the Little People nativity.

So excited to have the Christmas tree up!

RV Fun

Grandpa and Grandma rented an RV to drive back to Colorado. 

The kids thought that it was really cool to have the RV at our house and enjoyed riding in it.

Grandpa enjoyed driving it.

They also liked spending time in it, playing and reading stories.

Matthew even slept in it. (The girls were going to as well, but were too excited to sleep so came back inside.) The kids keep talking about the RV and really want it to come back!

Temple Lights

We went to the Mesa temple to see the temple lights with grandma and grandpa. I always love seeing all the Christmas lights and listening to the story of the nativity.

Megan was tired and slept for most of the time we were at the temple. This is the position she decided on. No, I don't know if it was comfortable. Yes, she got a lot of laughs/smiles.

Sarah's half birthday

Sarah had her half birthday November 28th. She was happy to celebrate and likes the books, book light and bookmarks that she received.

Brave Grandpa!

On Black Friday, grandpa decided he wanted to take the kids out to show them what Black Friday was like. So he did. Where did they head? To the mall, where they had to patiently wait for someone to leave in order to get a parking spot. They did have a good time. They visited Santa, rode a little carousel ride, went to the Disney Store and walked around and enjoyed the chaos.

Waiting for Santa.

Matthew's fireman picture.

Megan must have liked these crocs.

Pictures from the little carousel.

Thanksgiving!

We had a nice Thanksgiving holiday with my parents in town visiting. I love all the yummy food and being with people I love and taking time to count our blessings. I also like that Thanksgiving seems to be a more laid back, less materialistic holiday. So nice in our crazy, busy world!

Thanksgiving celebration!

Sarah had a Thanksgiving celebration at school. They made the bonnets and hats for their first grade buddies. Sarah made a bonnet for her teacher, too.

She made another one at home.

A Date!

What do you do when grandparents come into town? You leave all the kids with them and go on a date, of course!

We were able to go to Benihana and celebrate my birthday. Who sat with us at our table? Three kids with their parents. The irony :) Of course, we weren't responsible for them, which makes things a bit easier. And we did have a really good time. The food was delicious and we enjoyed spending time with each other.

Firehouse Museum with Grandma and Grandpa

When Grandma and Grandpa came to visit, we just had to go with them to the Firehouse Museum and show them all the exciting things that are there!